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Wuzh: /* AKMS */

2022-08-09T18:20:18Z

AKMS

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	==AKMS==		==AKMS==
	One of the AK-type rifles in the movie does appear to be a genuine [[AKMS]], though it has a side-folding stock similar to that of an [[~~SA Vz.58 assault rifle\|SA Vz~~.58]], rather than an under-folding stock. It's probably a regular [[AKM]] with the fixed stock removed and the Vz.58 stock fitted by the movie's armorer.		One of the AK-type rifles in the movie does appear to be a genuine [[AKMS]], though it has a side-folding stock similar to that of an [[Sa vz. 58 V]], rather than an under-folding stock. It's probably a regular [[AKM]] with the fixed stock removed and the vz. 58 stock fitted by the movie's armorer.
	[[Image:AKMS.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|AKMS - 7.62x39mm]]		[[Image:AKMS.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|AKMS - 7.62x39mm]]
	[[Image:ExD-AKMS-1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|An AKMS lying on a counter in the 747's galley after a hijacker takes it out.]]		[[Image:ExD-AKMS-1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|An AKMS lying on a counter in the 747's galley after a hijacker takes it out.]]

Leigh Burne: /* Unknown AK under-folder rifle */

2021-12-07T14:33:30Z

Unknown AK under-folder rifle

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	Almost all of the jihadist terrorists in the movie, including the Chechen mafia thugs at the beginning, Al Sayed Jaffa's men in Cyprus, and the Algerian terrorists who hijack Flight 343, are armed with folding-stock AK rifles which may appear to be the [[AKMS]], but a close look reveals that this is not the case - The AK rifles in the movie have the stamped lower receivers, ribbed receiver covers, wider front grips, and slant compensators of the AKM, but they also have the .75" front sight of the [[AK-47]], older-style ventilated gas tubes, and the heavier folding stock (the AKMS has prominent serrations along the arms of its folding stock to reduce weight). In other words, the weapons are a strange mix of [[AKS-47]] and [[AKMS]] design details. The most likely explanation is that they are [[Norinco Type 56-1]] rifles which were given the AK-47-style front sight and AKMS grips and receiver covers.		Almost all of the jihadist terrorists in the movie, including the Chechen mafia thugs at the beginning, Al Sayed Jaffa's men in Cyprus, and the Algerian terrorists who hijack Flight 343, are armed with folding-stock AK rifles which may appear to be the [[AKMS]], but a close look reveals that this is not the case - The AK rifles in the movie have the stamped lower receivers, ribbed receiver covers, wider front grips, and slant compensators of the AKM, but they also have the .75" front sight of the [[AK-47]], older-style ventilated gas tubes, and the heavier folding stock (the AKMS has prominent serrations along the arms of its folding stock to reduce weight). In other words, the weapons are a strange mix of [[AKS-47]] and [[AKMS]] design details. The most likely explanation is that they are [[Norinco Type 56-1]] rifles which were given the AK-47-style front sight and AKMS grips and receiver covers.

	The choice of 7.62mm assault rifles in a commercial airliner hijacking is a questionable one, as it would be almost impossible to fire them safely without rupturing the aircraft's hull, whether with stray rounds or as a result of over-penetration. Given the pressure differential between the aircraft's cabin and the surrounding atmosphere at cruising altitude, this could have ~~potentially~~ devastating consequences. Even assuming the terrorists are unconcerned by death, arming themselves with such powerful weapons essentially renders them useless, as firing them could immediately doom the plane and all aboard.		The choice of 7.62mm assault rifles in a commercial airliner hijacking is a questionable one, as it would be almost impossible to fire them safely without rupturing the aircraft's hull, whether with stray rounds or as a result of over-penetration. Given the pressure differential between the aircraft's cabin and the surrounding atmosphere at cruising altitude, this could have devastating consequences. Even assuming the terrorists are unconcerned by death, arming themselves with such powerful weapons essentially renders them useless, as firing them could immediately doom the plane and all aboard.
	[[Image:Chinese56S.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|Norinco Type 56-1 fitted with a slanted compensator - 7.62x39mm]]		[[Image:Chinese56S.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|Norinco Type 56-1 fitted with a slanted compensator - 7.62x39mm]]
	[[Image:ExD-AKMS-2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A terrorist threatens passengers with his AK folder. Note that the front sight is the .75" AK-47 style, rather than the thinner .5" AKM style.]]		[[Image:ExD-AKMS-2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A terrorist threatens passengers with his AK folder. Note that the front sight is the .75" AK-47 style, rather than the thinner .5" AKM style.]]

Leigh Burne: /* Unknown AK under-folder rifle */

2021-12-07T14:30:59Z

Unknown AK under-folder rifle

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	Almost all of the jihadist terrorists in the movie, including the Chechen mafia thugs at the beginning, Al Sayed Jaffa's men in Cyprus, and the Algerian terrorists who hijack Flight 343, are armed with folding-stock AK rifles which may appear to be the [[AKMS]], but a close look reveals that this is not the case - The AK rifles in the movie have the stamped lower receivers, ribbed receiver covers, wider front grips, and slant compensators of the AKM, but they also have the .75" front sight of the [[AK-47]], older-style ventilated gas tubes, and the heavier folding stock (the AKMS has prominent serrations along the arms of its folding stock to reduce weight). In other words, the weapons are a strange mix of [[AKS-47]] and [[AKMS]] design details. The most likely explanation is that they are [[Norinco Type 56-1]] rifles which were given the AK-47-style front sight and AKMS grips and receiver covers.		Almost all of the jihadist terrorists in the movie, including the Chechen mafia thugs at the beginning, Al Sayed Jaffa's men in Cyprus, and the Algerian terrorists who hijack Flight 343, are armed with folding-stock AK rifles which may appear to be the [[AKMS]], but a close look reveals that this is not the case - The AK rifles in the movie have the stamped lower receivers, ribbed receiver covers, wider front grips, and slant compensators of the AKM, but they also have the .75" front sight of the [[AK-47]], older-style ventilated gas tubes, and the heavier folding stock (the AKMS has prominent serrations along the arms of its folding stock to reduce weight). In other words, the weapons are a strange mix of [[AKS-47]] and [[AKMS]] design details. The most likely explanation is that they are [[Norinco Type 56-1]] rifles which were given the AK-47-style front sight and AKMS grips and receiver covers.

	The choice of 7.62mm assault rifles in a commercial airliner hijacking is a questionable one, as it would be almost impossible to fire them safely without rupturing the aircraft's hull, whether with stray rounds or as a result of over-penetration. Given the pressure differential between the aircraft's cabin and the surrounding atmosphere at cruising altitude, this could have potentially devastating consequences.		The choice of 7.62mm assault rifles in a commercial airliner hijacking is a questionable one, as it would be almost impossible to fire them safely without rupturing the aircraft's hull, whether with stray rounds or as a result of over-penetration. Given the pressure differential between the aircraft's cabin and the surrounding atmosphere at cruising altitude, this could have potentially devastating consequences. Even assuming the terrorists are unconcerned by death, arming themselves with such powerful weapons essentially renders them useless, as firing them could immediately doom the plane and all aboard.
	[[Image:Chinese56S.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|Norinco Type 56-1 fitted with a slanted compensator - 7.62x39mm]]		[[Image:Chinese56S.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|Norinco Type 56-1 fitted with a slanted compensator - 7.62x39mm]]
	[[Image:ExD-AKMS-2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A terrorist threatens passengers with his AK folder. Note that the front sight is the .75" AK-47 style, rather than the thinner .5" AKM style.]]		[[Image:ExD-AKMS-2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A terrorist threatens passengers with his AK folder. Note that the front sight is the .75" AK-47 style, rather than the thinner .5" AKM style.]]

Leigh Burne: /* FN FNC Paratrooper */ Ditto the FNC.

2021-12-07T14:27:26Z

FN FNC Paratrooper: Ditto the FNC.

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	==FN FNC Paratrooper==		==FN FNC Paratrooper==
	One of the hijackers is armed with an [[FN FNC\|FN FNC Paratrooper]] assault carbine.		One of the hijackers is armed with an [[FN FNC\|FN FNC Paratrooper]] assault carbine.

			As with the Kalashnikov-type rifles used by most of the other hijackers, a 5.56mm assault rifle is a dangerously over-powered weapon of choice for an aircraft hijacking.
	[[Image:FN FNC Paratrooper.jpg\|thumb\|450px\|none\|FN FNC Paratrooper - 5.56x45mm]]		[[Image:FN FNC Paratrooper.jpg\|thumb\|450px\|none\|FN FNC Paratrooper - 5.56x45mm]]
	[[Image:ExD-FNC-1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|One of the hijackers threatens passengers with his FN FNC Paratrooper.]]		[[Image:ExD-FNC-1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|One of the hijackers threatens passengers with his FN FNC Paratrooper.]]

Leigh Burne: /* Unknown AK under-folder rifle / Firing an AK on a plane is a sht idea.

2021-12-07T14:25:35Z

Unknown AK under-folder rifle: Firing an AK on a plane is a sh*t idea.

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	==Unknown AK under-folder rifle==		==Unknown AK under-folder rifle==
	Almost all of the jihadist terrorists in the movie, including the Chechen mafia thugs at the beginning, Al Sayed Jaffa's men in Cyprus, and the Algerian terrorists who hijack Flight 343, are armed with folding-stock AK rifles which may appear to be the [[AKMS]], but a close look reveals that this is not the case - The AK rifles in the movie have the stamped lower receivers, ribbed receiver covers, wider front grips, and slant compensators of the AKM, but they also have the .75" front sight of the [[AK-47]], older-style ventilated gas tubes, and the heavier folding stock (the AKMS has prominent serrations along the arms of its folding stock to reduce weight). In other words, the weapons are a strange mix of [[AKS-47]] and [[AKMS]] design details. The most likely explanation is that they are [[Norinco Type 56-1]] rifles which were given the AK-47-style front sight and AKMS grips and receiver covers.		Almost all of the jihadist terrorists in the movie, including the Chechen mafia thugs at the beginning, Al Sayed Jaffa's men in Cyprus, and the Algerian terrorists who hijack Flight 343, are armed with folding-stock AK rifles which may appear to be the [[AKMS]], but a close look reveals that this is not the case - The AK rifles in the movie have the stamped lower receivers, ribbed receiver covers, wider front grips, and slant compensators of the AKM, but they also have the .75" front sight of the [[AK-47]], older-style ventilated gas tubes, and the heavier folding stock (the AKMS has prominent serrations along the arms of its folding stock to reduce weight). In other words, the weapons are a strange mix of [[AKS-47]] and [[AKMS]] design details. The most likely explanation is that they are [[Norinco Type 56-1]] rifles which were given the AK-47-style front sight and AKMS grips and receiver covers.

			The choice of 7.62mm assault rifles in a commercial airliner hijacking is a questionable one, as it would be almost impossible to fire them safely without rupturing the aircraft's hull, whether with stray rounds or as a result of over-penetration. Given the pressure differential between the aircraft's cabin and the surrounding atmosphere at cruising altitude, this could have potentially devastating consequences.
	[[Image:Chinese56S.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|Norinco Type 56-1 fitted with a slanted compensator - 7.62x39mm]]		[[Image:Chinese56S.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|Norinco Type 56-1 fitted with a slanted compensator - 7.62x39mm]]
	[[Image:ExD-AKMS-2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A terrorist threatens passengers with his AK folder. Note that the front sight is the .75" AK-47 style, rather than the thinner .5" AKM style.]]		[[Image:ExD-AKMS-2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A terrorist threatens passengers with his AK folder. Note that the front sight is the .75" AK-47 style, rather than the thinner .5" AKM style.]]

Leigh Burne: /* Walther PPK */

2021-12-07T14:17:51Z

Walther PPK

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	==Walther PPK==		==Walther PPK==
	The British intelligence agents who capture terrorist mastermind Al Sayed Jaffa ([[Andreas Katsulas]]) in Cyprus early in the film are armed with [[Walther PPK]] pistols with suppressors.		The British intelligence agents who capture terrorist mastermind Al Sayed Jaffa ([[Andreas Katsulas]]) in Cyprus early in the film are armed with [[Walther PPK]] pistols with suppressors. The use of PPKs by British intelligence agents is possibly a nod to the most famous British secret service agent of all, [[:Category:James Bond\|James Bond]].
	[[Image:WaltherPPkSilenced.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|none\|Walther PPK with suppressor - 7.65x17mm]]		[[Image:WaltherPPkSilenced.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|none\|Walther PPK with suppressor - 7.65x17mm]]
	[[Image:ExD-PPK-1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|602px\|The two British agents grab Al Sayed Jaffa with their suppressed Walther PPKs.]]		[[Image:ExD-PPK-1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|602px\|The two British agents grab Al Sayed Jaffa with their suppressed Walther PPKs.]]

Spartan198: /* Heckler & Koch USP (mocked up as Heckler & Koch Mark 23) */ That's definitely a UTL, which doesn't have a laser and thus can't be called a "LAM".

2021-10-16T09:04:15Z

Heckler & Koch USP (mocked up as Heckler & Koch Mark 23): That's definitely a UTL, which doesn't have a laser and thus can't be called a "LAM".

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	=Handguns=		=Handguns=
	==Heckler & Koch USP (mocked up as Heckler & Koch Mark 23)==		==Heckler & Koch USP (mocked up as Heckler & Koch Mark 23)==
	Dr. David Grant ([[Kurt Russell]]) is seen near the end of the film wielding a .45-caliber [[Heckler & Koch USP]] visually modified to resemble the [[Heckler & Koch Mk 23 Mod 0]], fitted with ~~a LAM unit (HK~~ Universal Tactical Light (UTL~~) or Insight Technology M2 light~~) and a fake Knight's Armament suppressor. This was done because at the time the movie was made, the only Mark 23s in existence were the military Mk 23 Mod 0 issued to U.S. ~~SOCOM~~; the commercially-available Mark 23 for non-SOCOM users did not become available until a few years later. Coincidentally, [[Kurt Russell]] would become the first actor to handle an actual ~~MK23~~, on the set of 1998's ''[[Soldier]]''.		Dr. David Grant ([[Kurt Russell]]) is seen near the end of the film wielding a .45-caliber [[Heckler & Koch USP]] visually modified to resemble the [[Heckler & Koch Mk 23 Mod 0]], fitted with an H&K Universal Tactical Light (UTL) and a fake Knight's Armament suppressor. This was done because at the time the movie was made, the only Mark 23s in existence were the military Mk 23 Mod 0 issued to U.S. special operations forces; the commercially-available Mark 23 for non-SOCOM users did not become available until a few years later. Coincidentally, [[Kurt Russell]] would become the first actor to handle an actual Mark 23, on the set of 1998's ''[[Soldier]]''.
	[[Image:ExDeUSP.jpg\|none\|thumb\|401px\|The actual Heckler & Koch USP .45 used in the film (photo from Long Mountain Outfitters)]]		[[Image:ExDeUSP.jpg\|none\|thumb\|401px\|The actual Heckler & Koch USP .45 used in the film (photo from Long Mountain Outfitters)]]
	[[Image:ExD-USP-1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|Grant reaches into his bag for the H&K USP-45 modified to resemble the [[Heckler & Koch Mk 23 Mod 0]].]]		[[Image:ExD-USP-1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|Grant reaches into his bag for the H&K USP-45 modified to resemble the [[Heckler & Koch Mk 23 Mod 0]].]]
	[[Image:ExD-USP-2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|Grant points his modified USP at the sound of a disturbance.]]		[[Image:ExD-USP-2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|Grant points his modified USP at the sound of a disturbance.]]
	[[Image:ExecD_115.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Sideview of the pistol fitted with ~~a LAM unit (HK~~ Universal Tactical Light (UTL~~) or Insight Technology M2 light~~) and a faux Knight's Armament suppressor.]]		[[Image:ExecD_115.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Sideview of the pistol fitted with an H&K Universal Tactical Light (UTL) and a faux Knight's Armament suppressor.]]
	[[Image:ExecD_116.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Dr. David Grant ([[Kurt Russell]]) fires the suppressed pistol.]]		[[Image:ExecD_116.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Dr. David Grant ([[Kurt Russell]]) fires the suppressed pistol.]]
	[[Image:ExecD_117.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|The pistol on the floor.]]		[[Image:ExecD_117.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|The pistol on the floor.]]

Wuzh: /* High Standard HDM */

2020-05-19T03:57:20Z

High Standard HDM

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	==High Standard ~~HDM~~==		==High Standard Model 106 Military==
	What appears to be a [[High Standard ~~HDM~~]] with adjustable sights is seen in the vest holster of Lt. Colonel Austin Travis during the opening mission to retrieve chemical weapons.		What appears to be a [[High Standard Pistols\|High Standard Model 106 Military]] with adjustable sights is seen in the vest holster of Lt. Colonel Austin Travis during the opening mission to retrieve chemical weapons.
	[[File:HIghStandardMod106.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|none\|High Standard Model 106 Military ~~with standard length heavy target barrel and target sights)~~ - .22 LR]]		[[File:HIghStandardMod106.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|none\|High Standard Model 106 Military - .22 LR]]
	[[File:Executive Decision pistol 1.jpg\|thumb\|601px\|none\|Lt. Colonel Austin Travis appears to carry a [[High Standard ~~HDM~~]] with adjustable sights is seen in the vest holster.]]		[[File:Executive Decision pistol 1.jpg\|thumb\|601px\|none\|Lt. Colonel Austin Travis appears to carry a [[High Standard Pistols\|High Standard Model 106 Military]] with adjustable sights is seen in the vest holster.]]
	[[File:Executive Decision pistol 2.jpg\|thumb\|601px\|none\|The grip seen on the bottom.]]		[[File:Executive Decision pistol 2.jpg\|thumb\|601px\|none\|The grip seen on the bottom.]]
	[[File:Executive Decision pistol 3.jpg\|thumb\|601px\|none\|The grip is seen here as well.]]		[[File:Executive Decision pistol 3.jpg\|thumb\|601px\|none\|The grip is seen here as well.]]

	=Rifles / Carbines=		=Rifles / Carbines=
	==Unknown AK under-folder rifle==		==Unknown AK under-folder rifle==

Spartan198: /* Heckler & Koch USP (mocked up as Heckler & Koch Mark 23) */

2018-02-22T11:21:26Z

Heckler & Koch USP (mocked up as Heckler & Koch Mark 23)

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	==Heckler & Koch USP (mocked up as Heckler & Koch Mark 23)==		==Heckler & Koch USP (mocked up as Heckler & Koch Mark 23)==
	Dr. David Grant ([[Kurt Russell]]) is seen near the end of the film wielding a .45-caliber [[Heckler & Koch USP]] visually modified to resemble the [[Heckler & Koch Mk 23 Mod 0]], fitted with a LAM unit (HK Universal Tactical Light (UTL) or Insight Technology M2 light) and a fake Knight's Armament suppressor. This was done because at the time the movie was made, the only Mark 23s in existence were the military Mk 23 Mod 0 issued to U.S. SOCOM; the commercially-available Mark 23 for non-SOCOM users did not become available until a few years later. Coincidentally, [[Kurt Russell]] would become the first actor to handle an actual MK23, on the set of 1998's ''[[Soldier]]''.		Dr. David Grant ([[Kurt Russell]]) is seen near the end of the film wielding a .45-caliber [[Heckler & Koch USP]] visually modified to resemble the [[Heckler & Koch Mk 23 Mod 0]], fitted with a LAM unit (HK Universal Tactical Light (UTL) or Insight Technology M2 light) and a fake Knight's Armament suppressor. This was done because at the time the movie was made, the only Mark 23s in existence were the military Mk 23 Mod 0 issued to U.S. SOCOM; the commercially-available Mark 23 for non-SOCOM users did not become available until a few years later. Coincidentally, [[Kurt Russell]] would become the first actor to handle an actual MK23, on the set of 1998's ''[[Soldier]]''.
	[[Image:ExDeUSP.jpg\|none\|thumb\|~~400px~~\|The actual Heckler & Koch USP .45 used in the film (photo from Long Mountain Outfitters)]]		[[Image:ExDeUSP.jpg\|none\|thumb\|401px\|The actual Heckler & Koch USP .45 used in the film (photo from Long Mountain Outfitters)]]
	[[Image:ExD-USP-1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|Grant reaches into his bag for the H&K USP-45 modified to resemble the [[Heckler & Koch Mk 23 Mod 0]].]]		[[Image:ExD-USP-1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|Grant reaches into his bag for the H&K USP-45 modified to resemble the [[Heckler & Koch Mk 23 Mod 0]].]]
	[[Image:ExD-USP-2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|Grant points his modified USP at the sound of a disturbance.]]		[[Image:ExD-USP-2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|Grant points his modified USP at the sound of a disturbance.]]

StanTheMan at 06:51, 13 February 2017

2017-02-13T06:51:07Z

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	=Handguns=		=Handguns=
	==Heckler & Koch USP (mocked up as Heckler & Koch Mark 23)==		==Heckler & Koch USP (mocked up as Heckler & Koch Mark 23)==
	Dr. David Grant ([[Kurt Russell]]) is seen near the end of the film wielding a .45-caliber [[Heckler & Koch USP]] visually modified to resemble the [[Heckler & Koch Mk 23 Mod 0]], fitted with ~~a LAM unit (HK~~ Universal Tactical Light (UTL~~) or Insight Technology M2 light~~) and a fake Knight's Armament suppressor. This was done because at the time the movie was made, the only Mark 23s in existence were the military Mk 23 Mod 0 issued to U.S. ~~SOCOM~~; the commercially-available Mark 23 for non-SOCOM users did not become available until a few years later. Coincidentally, [[Kurt Russell]] would become the first actor to handle an actual ~~MK23~~, on the set of 1998's ''[[Soldier]]''.		Dr. David Grant ([[Kurt Russell]]) is seen near the end of the film wielding a .45-caliber [[Heckler & Koch USP]] visually modified to resemble the [[Heckler & Koch Mk 23 Mod 0]], fitted with an H&K Universal Tactical Light (UTL) and a fake Knight's Armament suppressor. This was done because at the time the movie was made, the only Mark 23s in existence were the military Mk 23 Mod 0 issued to U.S. special operations forces; the commercially-available Mark 23 for non-SOCOM users did not become available until a few years later. Coincidentally, [[Kurt Russell]] would become the first actor to handle an actual Mark 23, on the set of 1998's ''[[Soldier]]''.
	[[Image:ExDeUSP.jpg\|none\|thumb\|401px\|The actual Heckler & Koch USP .45 used in the film (photo from Long Mountain Outfitters)]]		[[Image:ExDeUSP.jpg\|none\|thumb\|401px\|The actual Heckler & Koch USP .45 used in the film (photo from Long Mountain Outfitters)]]
	[[Image:ExD-USP-1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|Grant reaches into his bag for the H&K USP-45 modified to resemble the [[Heckler & Koch Mk 23 Mod 0]].]]		[[Image:ExD-USP-1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|Grant reaches into his bag for the H&K USP-45 modified to resemble the [[Heckler & Koch Mk 23 Mod 0]].]]
	[[Image:ExD-USP-2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|Grant points his modified USP at the sound of a disturbance.]]		[[Image:ExD-USP-2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|Grant points his modified USP at the sound of a disturbance.]]
	[[Image:ExecD_115.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Sideview of the pistol fitted with ~~a LAM unit (HK~~ Universal Tactical Light (UTL~~) or Insight Technology M2 light~~) and a faux Knight's Armament suppressor.]]		[[Image:ExecD_115.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Sideview of the pistol fitted with an H&K Universal Tactical Light (UTL) and a faux Knight's Armament suppressor.]]
	[[Image:ExecD_116.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Dr. David Grant ([[Kurt Russell]]) fires the suppressed pistol.]]		[[Image:ExecD_116.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Dr. David Grant ([[Kurt Russell]]) fires the suppressed pistol.]]
	[[Image:ExecD_117.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|The pistol on the floor.]]		[[Image:ExecD_117.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|The pistol on the floor.]]

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	==Custom 1911==		==Custom 1911==
	All of Colonel Travis' SF commandos carry unknown [[1911]]-type pistols as their sidearms. The exact model is hard to determine. The closest guns they seem to resemble are the [[Colt Gold Cup National Match\|Colt Mark IV Series 70 Gold Cup National Match]] (judging by the grips, which are clearly visible in several scenes), but unlike the factory Gold Cup National Match pistols, they have ambidextrous extended safety levers. It's possible that they were custom-built 1911s assembled by the armorer specifically for this film. .		All of Colonel Travis' SF commandos carry unknown [[1911]]-type pistols as their sidearms. The exact model is hard to determine. The closest guns they seem to resemble are the [[Colt Gold Cup National Match\|Colt Mark IV Series 70 Gold Cup National Match]] (judging by the grips, which are clearly visible in several scenes), but unlike the factory Gold Cup National Match pistols, they have standard vertical slide serrations (Gold Cups have slanted serrations), as well as ambidextrous extended safety levers. It's quite possible that they were custom-built 1911s assembled by the armorer specifically for this film.
	[[Image:ColtMKIV-Series-70-GCNM.jpg‎ \|thumb\|none\|350px\|Colt Gold Cup National Match (Mark IV, Series 70) - .45 ACP]]		[[Image:ColtMKIV-Series-70-GCNM.jpg‎ \|thumb\|none\|350px\|Colt Gold Cup National Match (Mark IV, Series 70) - .45 ACP]]
	[[Image:ExD-1911-1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Cappy ([[Joe Morton]]) lies paralyzed on the floor; the grips of his 1911 can be seen across his chest.]]		[[Image:ExD-1911-1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Cappy ([[Joe Morton]]) lies paralyzed on the floor; the grips of his 1911 can be seen across his chest.]]
	[[Image:ExD-1911-2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Captain Rat ([[John Leguizamo]]) hides with his 1911 in hand.]]		[[Image:ExD-1911-2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Captain Rat ([[John Leguizamo]]) hides with his 1911 in-hand. Note the ambidextrous safety and standard vertical slide serrations.]]
	[[Image:ExD-1911-4.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Another shot of the above scene, showing the bore in better detail.]]		[[Image:ExD-1911-4.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Another shot of the above scene, showing the bore in better detail.]]
	[[Image:ExD-1911-5.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Captain Rat stands next to Baker ([[Whip Hubley]]); the butt of Baker's 1911 can be seen in his vest holster. This is yet another indication that all of the commandos seem to use the same type of 1911 (whatever it is).]]		[[Image:ExD-1911-5.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Captain Rat stands next to Baker ([[Whip Hubley]]); the butt of Baker's 1911 can be seen in his vest holster. This is yet another indication that all of the commandos seem to use the same type of 1911 (whatever it is).]]
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	==High Standard HDM==		==High Standard HDM==
	What appears to be a [[High Standard HDM]] with adjustable sights is seen in the vest holster of Lt. Colonel Austin Travis during the opening mission to retrieve chemical weapons.		What appears to be a [[High Standard HDM]] with adjustable sights is seen in the vest holster of Lt. Colonel Austin Travis during the opening mission to retrieve chemical weapons.
	[[File:HIghStandardMod106.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|none\|High Standard Model 106 Military with standard length heavy target barrel and target sights) - .22 LR]]		[[File:HIghStandardMod106.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|none\|High Standard Model 106 Military with standard length heavy target barrel and target sights) - .22 LR]]
	[[File:Executive Decision pistol 1.jpg\|thumb\|601px\|none\|Lt. Colonel Austin Travis appears to carry a [[High Standard HDM]] with adjustable sights is seen in the vest holster.]]		[[File:Executive Decision pistol 1.jpg\|thumb\|601px\|none\|Lt. Colonel Austin Travis appears to carry a [[High Standard HDM]] with adjustable sights is seen in the vest holster.]]
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	=Rifles / Carbines=		=Rifles / Carbines=
	==Unknown AK under-folder rifle==		==Unknown AK under-folder rifle==
	Almost all of the jihadist terrorists in the movie, including the Chechen mafia thugs at the beginning, Al Sayed Jaffa's men in Cyprus, and the Algerian terrorists who hijack Flight 343, are armed with folding-stock AK rifles which may appear to be the [[AKMS]], but a close look reveals that this is not the case. The AK rifles in the movie have the stamped lower receivers, ribbed receiver covers, wider front grips, and slant compensators of the AKM, but they also have the .75" front sight of the [[AK-47]], older-style ventilated gas tubes, and the heavier folding stock (the AKMS has prominent serrations along the arms of its folding stock to reduce weight). In other words, the weapons are a strange mix of [[AKS-47]] and [[AKMS]] design details. The most likely explanation is that they are [[Norinco Type 56-1]] rifles which were given the AK-47-style front sight and AKMS grips and receiver covers.		Almost all of the jihadist terrorists in the movie, including the Chechen mafia thugs at the beginning, Al Sayed Jaffa's men in Cyprus, and the Algerian terrorists who hijack Flight 343, are armed with folding-stock AK rifles which may appear to be the [[AKMS]], but a close look reveals that this is not the case - The AK rifles in the movie have the stamped lower receivers, ribbed receiver covers, wider front grips, and slant compensators of the AKM, but they also have the .75" front sight of the [[AK-47]], older-style ventilated gas tubes, and the heavier folding stock (the AKMS has prominent serrations along the arms of its folding stock to reduce weight). In other words, the weapons are a strange mix of [[AKS-47]] and [[AKMS]] design details. The most likely explanation is that they are [[Norinco Type 56-1]] rifles which were given the AK-47-style front sight and AKMS grips and receiver covers.
	[[Image:Chinese56S.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|Norinco Type 56-1 fitted with a slanted compensator - 7.62x39mm]]		[[Image:Chinese56S.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|Norinco Type 56-1 fitted with a slanted compensator - 7.62x39mm]]
	[[Image:ExD-AKMS-2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A terrorist threatens passengers with his AK folder. Note that the front sight is the .75" AK-47 style, rather than the thinner .5" AKM style.]]		[[Image:ExD-AKMS-2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A terrorist threatens passengers with his AK folder. Note that the front sight is the .75" AK-47 style, rather than the thinner .5" AKM style.]]
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	==Ithaca 37 "Stakeout"==		==Ithaca 37 "Stakeout"==
	When the commandos need another shooter to assist in taking control of Flight 343, they ask Dr. David Grant ([[Kurt Russell]]) to work with them. Grant is given an [[Ithaca 37 "Stakeout"]] short-barrel shotgun for the job~~. He never gets to use it, however~~.		When the commandos need another shooter to assist in taking control of Flight 343, they ask Dr. David Grant ([[Kurt Russell]]) to work with them. Grant is given an [[Ithaca 37 "Stakeout"]] short-barrel shotgun for the job.
	[[Image:Stakeout-1-.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Ithaca 37 "Stakeout"]]		[[Image:Stakeout-1-.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Ithaca 37 "Stakeout"]]
	[[Image:ExD-Ithaca-1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|David Grant ([[Kurt Russell]]) opens a vent with his Ithaca 37 "Stakeout" in hand.]]		[[Image:ExD-Ithaca-1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|David Grant ([[Kurt Russell]]) opens a vent with his Ithaca 37 "Stakeout" in hand.]]

Executive Decision - Revision history

Wuzh: /* AKMS */

Leigh Burne: /* Unknown AK under-folder rifle */

Leigh Burne: /* Unknown AK under-folder rifle */

Leigh Burne: /* FN FNC Paratrooper */ Ditto the FNC.

Leigh Burne: /* Unknown AK under-folder rifle */ Firing an AK on a plane is a sh*t idea.

Leigh Burne: /* Walther PPK */

Spartan198: /* Heckler & Koch USP (mocked up as Heckler & Koch Mark 23) */ That's definitely a UTL, which doesn't have a laser and thus can't be called a "LAM".

Wuzh: /* High Standard HDM */

Spartan198: /* Heckler & Koch USP (mocked up as Heckler & Koch Mark 23) */

StanTheMan at 06:51, 13 February 2017

Leigh Burne: /* Unknown AK under-folder rifle / Firing an AK on a plane is a sht idea.